patrick_RENAMED

Well, my sister and I used to have matching TSX's... Only difference was hers was an '05 and mine an '04 and her windows were tinted, mine has a Comptech RSB, oh and we live 800 miles from each other. So anyway, shes driving down a 4 lane highway in the left lane, a truck in the right lane is turning off on a side road, and a car on that same side road pulled out (being blocked by the truck) and bam!.. she didn't even have time to hit the brakes. She has a broken hand and finger, and a really banged up knee. She thinks her knee actually broke the steering wheel.

They got up to $22,000 damage just in the front end before they stopped counting and totaled it out. She has an '06 on the way that will be delivered within a week.

Here are some pics taken with her camera phone...

TSXnOPKS

Yikes. sorry to see this happen. Glad she is somewhat OK! How fast was she driving? The damage doesnt look that bad considering the description you provided.

Tsx536

Dang...sorry to see those pics man. Sorry to hear about her injuries. I hope she has a successful recovery. I'm glad they totaled her car, she should be happy in an 06.

ajeetm

Sorry man, glad she's ok. How bad will this ding her insurance bill?

lcrazyaznl

iTrader: (1)

Dang the tsx does it again, minor injuries. It sad to see our tsx get totalled like that =\

Its made to save lives!

joerockt

Zero. The at-fault drivers company will cover the damages. But really, what does that matter at this point

Hope she gets better soon.

IlliNorge

Glad all that's broken is a finger. Something to be said for 5-star frontal crash ratings. I had a similar deal in my A4 a few years back. Unfortunately, her premium may go up due to "not at fault accident". Happened to me. Insurance companies look for any reason to raise rates.

CCColtsicehockey

wow glad she is ok cause that looks bad but the car took it well cause at least from the pictures your showed the passanger compartment didnt deform at all.

cusetsx

Looks like the TSX does pretty well in the "offset" frontal inpact. I'm glad your sis is ok.

ninjamyst

Those pictures are really clear for a camera phone.....

Sorry to hear about the car and your sister.

TSXnOPKS

What does the other car look like?

Still Water

Major Bummer. Glad she's generaly OK.

On the plus side - It looks like the TSX is one tough little bastard. Looking at the people part of the car it looks to be still squared up. No broken windshield, rippled roof, etc. I see the bags went off on the impact side. Although I don't plan on testing it myself I glad to see the safety design work as advertised.

Twisteds2k

all she needs is a little bit of Zaino

Colin

I'm glad she's mostly ok and best wishes for a speedy recovery. I'm curious, was she wearing her seatbelt?

gsclifton

iTrader: (2)

Speaking with the experience of 3 knee surgeries, a sore knee is no picnic. I wish your sis a speedy recovery with all of the injuries.

Colin

That's whu I was asking about the seatbelts. I'm wondering if she slid under the airbag? This is possible if you're not belted in.

fuckleberry

Another one bites the dust....
Wishing your sister a speedy recovery

when did this happen ?

West6MT

That really sucks,.....glad to hear her injuries were not more serious. Hope she is back to 100% really fast. Hurts to look at that damaged TSX.

patrick_RENAMED

Thanks for all the kind words!

To answer some questions...

She was probably going about 60 mph, not sure how much she slowed (if any) before the impact.

She was wearing her seatbelt, I guess she has quite a bit of swelling where the belt was.

The accident was just a few days ago so she is just now starting the process of dealing with insurance. The other driver was definatly at fault and she was insured so that's good. Both her and the other driver have State Farm so I'm not sure if that makes it better or worse. She also had GAP insurance.

As far as inside damage, the steering wheel was broken, the windshield cracked, the glove box was stuck closed and the CD player just displayed error when trying to play. But yes, I was quite impressed how the inside looked based on what she had told me.

moda_way

Has been said, but glad she escaped with minor injuries. Hope she gets better soon. I'm sure she'll enjoy the '06 especially now that she knows how safe she'll be in one.

Hondan53

Man, I am glad she is not badly hurt. It is really sad to see a TSX totaled like that...

hondatypes

sorry to ear bout it.....would u have any access to some parts...???

moda_way

Typically in the US, the insurance company owns the car now since it is totalled out. They will then typically sell the car to a scrap yard for a price and the scrap yard will part the car out. Unless the owner decides to buy it back from the insurance company, then the owner usually can't touch the car.

The money is in the airbags, engine/engine components, drivetrain, seats and such, and of course car body parts.

Gooker1

Wow, sorry to hear about your sister's accident. I hope she has a full recovery and thank jeebus for the car keeping her safe!

And yes, that's a great camera phone.

RTSX-ASpec

ouch, but i'm glad your sis is ok

JayRoam

hmm.. that should buff right out

just kiddin. but seriously, glad to hear your sister is okay (sans broken hand). Could've been a lot worse. props to honda for making such a well-built car

DjElucid

Sorry about your sister. Hope she is feeling better now. But I am impressed that the cabin inside is almost untouched.

moda_way

No kidding. I've been in a head on collison (combined speed of 50 mph) and I was doing at least 47mph... this car is definitely strong on frontals.

Accurate

Glad she's ok. That accident looks bad...and all she came out with was a broken finger.


TSX crash test reliability for the win

fuckleberry

is she ever in this forum ?
got a pic ?

InTransit

OUCH!!! glad she's ok though. cars can be replaced.

bradykp

i've heard sometimes it's as easy as just asking....in which case, they'll sell it back to you for the same price they would sell it to salvage for. or even better. i'll ask my buddy who claims his brother did this.

DMBand0026

Glad to see your sister is okay.

Things could have been a lot worse for her, believe me. I'm a firefighter/paramedic and just last week we had a fatal. The lady was the passenger of a 2005 Accord. This proves that no matter how safe the car is, things can still happen. Considering the TSX is smaller than the Accord, I'd say your sister was very lucky. Granted, this Accord was run over by a semi (yes, run over...you'd have to see it to believe it, I didn't get any pictures of the car though).

Sorry about the TSX, glad your sister is okay!

waTSX

Yikes! I hope your sister gets well soon. The good news is that the TSX provided enough protection to prevent her from being more seriously injured. Her car was crunched. It could of been worse.

You really have to be careful on the roads these days.

bradykp

something like this happened in PA recently. A truck driver couldn't stop for traffic on I-80 west in central PA. the truck plowed into a bunch of cars, sending numerous people to the hospital. They had to life flight like 4-6 people to different hospitals.

The truck ended up landing on a volvo (the model escapes me). long story short, no one can believe that the guy that was in the volvo is alive. the car was demolished. but the area around the driver protected him prertty well. he left in a helicopter, but lived.

moda_way

Just depends if you have the time and believe you can get more money out of the salvaged pieces to make some money on.

bradykp

if they total your car, and will give it back to you, it's not difficult to make a few bucks on selling it to someone who's interested in rebuilding. my dad has a friend who goes out and gets these cars all the time. rebuilds and sells them for good prices. yeah, you'd have an R title, but you'd also have a great car.